A Ring Doesn't Make A Family

Regarding the "Scarborough 11" [March 26, Page 1, "Zoning Fight A Federal Case"], I am not a lawyer, but I notice that the definition of "family" differs from town to town, state to state, lawyer to lawyer, professor to professor and even federal judge to federal judge.

What I see here is eight law-abiding adults and three children who are not related by blood or marriage in some cases living together in a house which is more than large enough for them and who care about maintaining the property.

On the other hand I see some neighbors intent on making their lives miserable by pressing an antiquated zoning law that can be interpreted in various ways. There is no definitive way.

I live in Wethersfield, where there is no limit on the number of individuals who can live together. It doesn't take a ring to make a family.